by Rob Natelson | Oct 19, 2017 | Federalism
“Local control” is something politicians promote or ignore at their convenience. The U.S. House of Representatives, led by a Republican majority supposedly dedicated to returning power to the states, just voted to override state design and safety rules for... 
by Tenth Amendment Center | Sep 4, 2017 | Federalism
by Jeff Deist, Mises.org Leftwing Vox.com recently published a welcome and thoughtful piece on the virtues of devolving political and legal power away from the federal government toward states and localities. This is exactly the kind of conversation honest Americans... 
by Judge Andrew Napolitano | Aug 31, 2017 | Current Events, Federalism
When the states joined the union, they gave certain powers to the federal government, and they kept others to themselves. The powers delegated are articulated in the Constitution, and the 10th Amendment clarifies the truism that those powers not surrendered have been... 
by matthewsickmeier | Oct 21, 2015 | Book and Movie Reivews, Federalism, History
“States rights are the rights of the people” – John Jay The founding generation valued political decentralization and created a federal government meant to exercise very few powers. Clearly, that is not the system we have today. In a powerful new book, legal... 
by Mike Maharrey | Jul 1, 2015 | Federal Power, Federalism
Every once in a while, the Supreme Court delivers up an opinion conservatives or libertarians like. For instance, conservatives always cheer when federal courts strike down state gun laws. And just last week, libertarians rejoiced when the Supreme Court ruled every... 
by TJ Martinell | Jun 9, 2015 | Anti-Commandeering Doctrine, Federalism, Nullification
Is the idea of federalism dead? Does the concept have no relevance in the modern world? Not according to Ernest Young, who addressed the topic in an essay titled “Federalism as a Constitutional Principle.” The essay was given as the William Howard Taft Lecture on...